Relative importance of herd-level risk factors for probability of infection with paratuberculosis in Irish dairy herds

Control of paratuberculosis is challenging due to the relatively poor performance of diagnostic tests, a prolonged incubation period, and protracted environmental survival. Prioritization of herd-level interventions is not possible because putative risk factors are often not supported by risk factor...

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Main Authors: McAloon, Conor G., Doherty, Michael, Whyte, Paul, More, Simon J., O'Grady, Luke, Citer, Lorna, Green, Martin J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Dairy Science Association. Published by the Federation of Animal Science Societies and Elsevier 2017
Online Access:http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/46989/
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